MND-B EVENT 9
UNIT: 2/1 AD
WHO: C/1-505
WHAT: DETONATED IED
WHEN: 020949APR09
WHERE: 38SMB 41540 77629
NEAREST CP:
CLOSEST ISF/SoI CP(s): SoI
CP NUMBER: 546
UNIT: 7-2NP'S
GRID LOCATION: 41464 77770
DISTANCE AND DIRECTION: 75M NORTHWEST
TIMELINE:
0949: C/1505 REPORTS AN IED DETONATION AT THE ABOVE GRID. IT WAS ON THE ON RAMP TO SENATORS, THEIR 4/C AND 6/C/1505 ELEMENTS WERE 200M AWAY FROM THE BLAST. THERE MAY BE A SPOTTER INVOLVED.
1000: AREA BEING CORDONED OFF.
1003: SHADOW ON STATION, BEING PUSHED TO SITE.
1008: SHADOW HAS EYES ON A SUSPICIOUS WHITE VAN CLOSE TO THE LOCATION, FACING THE IED.
1035: EOD BEING REDIRECT FROM EARLIER IED SITE TO THIS SITE TO CONDUCT POST BLAST ANALYSIS.
EOD ASSESSMENT:
1049: EOD ON SITE TEAM 1 MANEUVERED TO A PBA IVO GRID 38S MB 41528 77574 ISO 1-505 PIR. EOD NOTIFIED THAT AN IED HAD DETONATED APPROXIMATELY 50 METERS IN FRONT OF A CF CONVOY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE OFF RAMP OF ASR JACKSON. EOD TEAM WAS ESCORTED TO THE SITE BY D/1-6 FROM PREVIOUS IED CALL IVO MB 43577 78608. ONCE ON SCENE, D /1-6 SECURED SITE AND SETUP CORDON. UPON ARRIVAL EOD TEAM CONDUCTED LONG RANGE RECON WITH GYROCAM, FOLLOWED BY RECON WITH THE TALON ROBOT. BLAST SEAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAN OF COMPONENTS AND/OR FRAGMENTATION. EOD TEAM THEN USED TO ROBOT TO CHECK AROUND BLAST SEAT AND ON OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTHING SEEMED SUSPICIOUS THROUGH ROBOTICS, SO THE EOD TEAM MOVED THE TALON ROBOT OUT OF THE WAY AND PERFORMED A MOUNTED RECON. NOTHING SUSPICIOUS WAS SEEN THROUGH MOUNTED RECON, SO EOD TEAM BACKED VEHICLE UP TO PROVIDE GOOD ECM COVERAGE. TEAM LEADER THEN DISMOUNTED VEHICLE AND PERFORMED SWEEP OF BLAST SEAT AREA WITH MMID DETECTOR. NO COMPONENTS WERE FOUND IN OR AROUND BLAST SEAT. THERE WAS A PIECE OF TIRE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BLAST HOLE AND ANOTHER PIECE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE BLAST HOLE THAT LOOKED CHARRED, BUT NO INITIATION COMPONENTS, FRAGMENTATION OR OTHER HAZARDS COULD BE LOCATED. TEAM LEADER THEN TOOK PICTURES OF BLAST SEAT AND THE CARDINALS. PBA WAS TERMINATED AT THIS POINT. TEAM LEADER ASSESSMENT: IT WAS UNCLEAR WHO THIS DEVICE WAS TARGETING. LACK OF FRAGMENTATION DAMAGE SUGGESTED A LIGHT (PLASTIC) CASED IED MAIN CHARGE WITH APPROX 8 - 10 LBS OF EXPLOSIVES. BLAST HOLE APPROX. DIMENSIONS: L= 4FT X W=4FT X D=3FT. TIME LINE: 9-LINE REC: 021040APR09 EOD READY: 1040 LINK-UP: 1040 SP: 1040, OS: 1050, MC: 021300APR09.
S2 ASSESSMENT:
THIS IED WAS LIKELY EMPLACED TO TARGET CF OR POSSIBLY ISF. THE LOCATION OF THIS IED INDICATES THAT THE IED WAS STRATEGICALLY EMPLACED TO TARGET CF/ISF PATROLS DUE TO THE ON RAMP FROM JACKSON BEING FREQUENTLY USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO RTE SENATORS AND THE REST OF THE EASTERN OE. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE IED WAS REMOTE DETONATED WITH A SPOTTER NEARBY, HOWEVER THE IED DETONATED PREMATURELY IN FRONT OF THE CF CONVOY. DUE TO THE LOCATION IT IS DIFFICULT TO AFFILIATE THIS EVENT WITH A GROUP, HOWEVER IT IS MORE LIKELY THIS IED WAS EMPLACED BY LOW LEVEL AQI DUE TO RECENT TRENDS AND REPORTING OF IEDS BEING EMPLACED TO TARGET CF IN THE NORTH DOURA AREA. RECENT REPORTING AND EVENTS HAVE INDICATED THAT FROMER BUCCA RELEASES ARE BEING RECRUITED BY AQI TO CONDUCT ATTACKS SUCH AS THIS, FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM OR DENY THIS.
SUMMARY:
1 X IED DET
0 X LN KIA
0 X DMG
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